NORTH KOREA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	22,838	3	26,178	- 3,340
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,627	2	31,342	- 14,715
Tuberculosis	3	13,972	4	17,417	- 3,445
Stroke	4	10,908	1	49,648	- 38,740
Liver Disease	5	5,394	10	4,506	+ 887
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,271	6	6,231	- 960
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	5,130	40	374	+ 4,755
Asthma	8	5,011	22	1,439	+ 3,572
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,933	7	6,210	- 2,277
Kidney Disease	10	3,620	12	3,959	- 339
Low Birth Weight	11	3,230	25	1,208	+ 2,022
Lung Cancers	12	3,030	5	11,893	- 8,863
Falls	13	2,806	18	1,801	+ 1,005
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,475	14	3,671	- 1,195
Birth Trauma	15	2,261	32	736	+ 1,525
Suicide	16	2,173	16	2,407	- 234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,960	17	2,093	- 132
Hypertension	18	1,767	8	5,368	- 3,601
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,709	11	4,340	- 2,631
Cervical Cancer	20	1,664	33	704	+ 960
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,647	29	991	+ 656
Other Injuries	22	1,398	20	1,531	- 133
Drownings	23	1,272	27	1,126	+ 146
Oral Cancer	24	1,173	37	513	+ 661
Stomach Cancer	25	1,166	13	3,771	- 2,605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	986	15	3,232	- 2,245
Breast Cancer	27	877	23	1,366	- 489
Maternal Conditions	28	825	47	252	+ 574
Encephalitis	29	745	54	117	+ 628
Epilepsy	30	738	45	266	+ 473
Malnutrition	31	714	43	317	+ 397
Lymphomas	32	649	35	560	+ 89
Parkinson's Disease	33	642	26	1,155	- 513
HIV/AIDS	34	623	31	753	- 131
Violence	35	595	28	1,082	- 488
Leukemia	36	564	30	965	- 401
Ovary Cancer	37	494	36	532	- 38
Oesophagus Cancer	38	415	24	1,222	- 807
Poisonings	39	400	41	366	+ 34
Pertussis	40	382	61	34	+ 348
Pancreas Cancer	41	376	21	1,525	- 1,149
Skin Cancers	42	338	51	168	+ 169
Meningitis	43	319	49	207	+ 112
Bladder Cancer	44	274	38	500	- 225
Endocrine Disorders	45	218	39	452	- 234
Liver Cancer	46	216	9	5,326	- 5,110
Appendicitis	47	186	57	57	+ 130
Inflammatory/Heart	48	184	34	684	- 501
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	162	19	1,712	- 1,551
Fires	50	155	46	253	- 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	146	50	198	- 52
Alcohol	52	142	44	304	- 163
Tetanus	53	114	62	28	+ 86
Syphilis	54	113	58	54	+ 59
Dengue	55	101	76	0	+ 101
Hepatitis B	56	99	55	68	+ 30
Drug Use	57	79	42	356	- 278
Prostate Cancer	58	72	48	219	- 147
Measles	59	51	65	4	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	60	48	53	138	- 90
Other Neoplasms	61	42	59	44	- 2
Leishmaniasis	62	33	75	0	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	63	32	60	40	- 7
Hepatitis C	64	24	64	10	+ 14
War	65	20	63	16	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	20	56	67	- 47
Skin Disease	67	14	52	158	- 144
Chlamydia	68	4	66	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	4	67	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	3	70	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	1	68	0	+ 1
Malaria	72	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

Nepal

North Korea

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.